Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma)
Here you will find item records with full-text slides of session and poster presentations given at past Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) nursing research events, congresses and biennial conventions. You will also find collections of research studies funded by the Sigma Foundation, Sigma-published materials, and selected Sigma-related videos.
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Our mission is to support the learning, knowledge and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide. Our biennial convention and annual research congress provides educational opportunities that help bridge nursing research to clinical practice.
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Introducing delirium and sedation assessment tools in one ICU in Botswana
The presentation highlights the a pretest post intervention that introduced delirium and sedation assessment tools in ICU by nurses in order to detect delirium and administer sedatives according to the patient's sedation ... -
Experienced nurse faculty leadership academy project outcome: Developing and implementing electronic web-based learning resources
This poster presentation highlights the project and leadership journey of an Experienced Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (ENFLA) Scholar in developing web-based electronic learning resources and adapting/ adopting Canvas ... -
Family cancer communication among black prostate cancer survivors and their sons
The ongoing study examines cancer communication among Black prostate cancer survivors and their sons. The focus of the study will examine barriers and facilitators of communication during their experience with prostate ... -
Multidisciplinary team promotes health equality and access to health services for the LGTBQ community
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ) persons are frequently marginalized and stigmatized. Learn how a community hospital created an inclusive environment and reached leader in LGBTQ Healthcare ... -
Healthy cooking for chronic disease: Nursing students applying nutritional menus for wellness
Nursing students in an elective course applied healthy nutrition principles to patient care and learning related to healthy menu planning,cooking and team leadership for specific chronic diseases (heart disease, cancer, ... -
Death from different angles
The three poems represent three perspectives surrounding the death of my grandfather: my grandfather, the nurse, and extended family. My grandfather was at peace and wanted to let go. The nurse was afraid of the double-effect ... -
Readiness for practice: Do teaching strategies matter?
A senior-level hybrid nursing course was enhanced with evidence-based active learning strategies to boost student engagement and maximize readiness for professional practice. The Casey-Fink Readiness for Practice Survey ... -
Development of a conceptual framework for severe self-neglect by modifying the CREST model for self-neglect
Self-neglect is a complex, pervasive condition that exists on a continuum from mild to severe thought to be triggered by executive dysfunction and/or the presence of key predictors. The purpose of this conceptual framework ... -
Access to specialty healthcare in urban versus rural US populations: A systematic literature review
Access to specialty care is problematic across the US and poorly understood. This conceptually guided systematic literature review of the recent literature identifies and summarizes the multidimensional barriers and ... -
Hardwiring nurse-driven protocols in removing indwelling urinary catheters in the ICU
The major risk factors of CAUTI are the presence of an indwelling catheter and the duration that it is in place. A quality improvement project implemented criteria-based screening protocol into the EHR to hardwire nurse-driven ... -
Team characteristics that save lives: Lessons learned from military healthcare teams
To examine the lessons learned of experienced military interprofessional healthcare teams in order to help prepare today's healthcare providers faced with a changing reality. A reality of responding to mass casualty events. -
Exploring a nurse practitioner study abroad experience using thematic analysis
Study abroad experiences are uncommon but increasing in nursing education, including at the graduate level. Demonstrating student benefit and conveying the results of study abroad experiences is important to fostering ... -
Facilitating the success of nursing faculty via the onboarding process
This ENFLA scholar created a model for faculty onboarding that is robust, sustainable, and focuses on promoting faculty success because it is imperative to help new faculty understand and flourish in the academic environment ... -
Undergraduate military nursing students in the civilian classroom: An integrative review
Civilian baccalaureate nursing programs educate 100% of undergraduate military nursing students yet many faculty are unaware of the challenges and facilitators that these students encounter when they attend a BSN program. ... -
Primary care management of late and long-term effects of oncological treatments in uterine cancer survivors
Nurse practitioners serving as primary care providers are in a unique position to provide long-term symptom management for uterine cancer survivors. This poster summarizes common concerns of uterine cancer survivors and ... -
Vet2Vet student peer success coaching: Catalyzing student achievement
The Vet2Vet program directly addresses unique needs and concerns of veteran students returning to academia. Peer tutoring engages student veterans academically, but does not address their psychosocial needs. Veteran student ... -
Little Things
My paintings tell the story of a devastating experience that led me to pay attention to things that I normally wouldn't give much importance to. It calls us to reflect on what's important to others and to make an effort ... -
Benefits of a mobile health clinic on health outcomes in an underserved community
The participants will learn about the potential impact of machismo and/or fatalism on improving one's health. Further, the participant will learn how a mobile health clinic can improve the health of underserved and uninsured ... -
Educating and engaging elders in the Sure Steps® Fall Prevention Program
This poster presentation will describe the effects of the Sure Steps® Falls Prevention Program on the incidence of falls for adults aged 65 years and older living in their homes. -
Promoting health in individuals with end-stage renal disease: Diet, physical activity, and gastrointestinal microbiota
This session presents diet, physical activity, and gastrointestinal microbiota in individuals with end-stage renal disease. In particular, the associations between the dietary intake and gastrointestinal microbiota as well ...
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